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Yannick Glatthard and Michal Pitelka remove bolts from the new turning route Gran Paradiso

Yannick Glatthard and Michal Pitelka remove bolts from the Gran Paradiso route on the Wendenstöcken

The new route Gran Paradiso on the Wendenstöcken has been removed. Yannick Glatthard and Michal Pitelka criticize the drilling style sharply.

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Spectacular footage of an eagle flight over the Alps

The Eagle Wings Foundation wants to draw attention to the effects of climate change on alpine ecosystems by means of spectacular flights by an eagle.

Katherine Choong Climbs Jungfrau Marathon (9a)

The Swiss from Switzerland, Katherine Choong, gets an inspection of the 9a-Route Jungfrau Marathon. It is the second route in this degree for the 27 year old.

Giuliano Cameroni commits numerous new boulders in Brione

Giuliano Cameroni opened a number of new lines in the bouldering area of Brione around a year ago. Part of it is published in the following video.

David Hefti and Marcel Schenk open with Sotsura (8a, 260m) a new dream tour in Bergell

David Hefti and Marcel Schenk get the first ascent of a new tour in perfect Bergeller granite: Sotsura (8a, 260m).

Cédric Lachat climbs Zahir on the Wendenstöcke

Cédric Lachat picks up another puzzle piece of his summer project: he manages the ascent of Route Zahir (8b +, 300m) on the Wendenstöcken.

Nils Favre climbs the trad climbing route Darbellay at Petit Clocher

The western Swiss Nils Favre managed in mid-September the ascent of the Tradroute Darbellay (8a) at the Petit Clocher above Martigny.

Jonas Schild and Yannick Glatthard commit silverback on redbream in a red dot day

Jonas Schild and Yannick Glatthard made a one-day redpoint ascent on the 30.08.2019 multi-pitch route Silverback (8a +) at the Rotbrätt.

Swede Linda Sjödin climbs New Base Line (8b +)

26-year-old Swede Linda Sjödin joins New Base Line (8b +). She is the only eleventh woman in the world who can climb a boulder of this difficulty.

Katherine Choong climbs Eiger-Route Deep Blue Sea onsight

French-speaking Swiss Katherine Choong will be taking an on-sightseeing tour of the multi-pitch deep-sea route Deep Blue Sea (7b +) on the Eiger's Geneva pillar.